HMS Shannon (1806)

"The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon... in boarding and capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, 1 June 1813 in fifteen minutes" by W. Elmes. Shannon is to the left.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Shannon
Ordered	24 October 1803
Builder	Brindley, Frindsbury
Laid down	August 1804
Launched	5 May 1806
Completed	3 August 1806 at Chatham Dockyard
Out of service	Receiving ship in 1831
Renamed	St Lawrence in 1844
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Shannon wh. Chesapeake"
Fate	Breaking up completed by 12 November 1859
General characteristics
Class and type	Leda-class frigate
Tons burthen	1,06562⁄94 (bm)
Length	150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (gundeck) 125 ft 6+1⁄2 in (38.3 m) (keel)
Beam	39 ft 11+3⁄8 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 11 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	330
Armament	Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 14 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. She won a noteworthy naval victory on 1 June 1813, during the latter conflict, when she captured the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake in a bloody battle.